Jeff Merkley actually said...

"I recognize there is some uncertainty about exactly where the line is, and that is part of why this hearing is so important as we think about this elaboration."

"Would a candidate's use of a completely falsified digital image of the opponent saying something that the person had never said, would that be illegal under current election law?"

"I am really pleased that we are holding this hearing and wrestling with this challenge."

"An advertisement in which one candidate says, hey, my opponent took this position and said such and such, and that is not true. That is not true. That is a violation?"